"So you started to exercise crazily, trying to close the physical gap between men and women?"

Chen Fang asked.

Li Li nodded.

She said, "I also proved with facts that women are not inferior to men. Now that I can become the deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Corps, that is the best proof."

When she spoke those words, the expression on Li Li's face showed great pride.

Chen Fang said seriously, "My second question, do you rarely have sexual activity?"

Li Li was immediately stunned.

Her gaze shifted evasively.

Her face also became flushed.

"Can I not answer this question?"

Li Li asked.

Chen Fang shook his head and said, "You must answer; I can only prescribe the right remedy when I understand the cause of the illness."

Li Li pursed her lips.

It seemed like she made a big decision.

She took a deep breath and said, "Yes, very rarely. I'm not married and I don't have a boyfriend."

Chen Fang was taken aback and asked, "Team Li, how old are you?"

"36."

"You're 36 and not married yet?"

"So what? Is there a law that states one must be married at 36?"

"Cough, cough …"

This question left Chen Fang at a loss for words.

He continued to ask, "You said rarely, but what frequency are we talking about? Once a month, once every three months, or once every six months?"

Li Li finally grew impatient.

She said angrily, "No times at all, okay? I'm still a virgin; are you satisfied now?"

It was like a bolt from the blue.

Chen Fang was genuinely stunned this time.

Considering that Li Li was quite attractive, and her figure, although not visible in her police uniform, being a virgin at 36 was indeed hard to imagine.

"Then you don't have desires usually?"

Chen Fang asked.

Li Li's face turned red.

She said, "I do, but I suppress them. Whenever I have such improper thoughts, I bury myself in work, since there's never-ending work in the detective squad."

When she said this, Li Li seemed to consider it quite natural.

Especially the term "improper thoughts," which defined the significance of "sexual" desire in her mind.

After asking these two questions.

Chen Fang had figured out the cause of Li Li's illness.

First, she had always treated herself as a man, mentally shaping herself into a male, and secondly, she was repressing her sexual life.

This had led to an imbalance of yin and yang.

If these were early symptoms.

Perhaps finding a stable male partner would resolve the issue.

But now it was too late for that.

It might require acupuncture and massage, combined with male-female yin-yang interaction.

Chen Fang felt somewhat troubled.

If it were before, he really wouldn't have minded sacrificing himself.

After all, Li Li was quite attractive.

But now, he was about to get married, which meant he should exercise some restraint in certain areas.

"Secretary-General Chen... is there hope for me?"

Seeing Chen Fang frowning.

Li Li asked again.

Chen Fang looked up and said, "There is hope, but the treatment is somewhat complicated, and from what I see, you might not accept the way I treat it."

"I can't be paralyzed; whatever the treatment is, I can accept it. Just tell me, how should I be treated?"

Li Li asked urgently.

The arrogance they had at the beginning of their meeting was gone.

Chen Fang took a deep breath.

He said, "Captain Li, there's no rush in a day or two. Let's think this through. The main issue now is to resolve the current trouble first."

"The current trouble..."

Li Li muttered.

Suddenly, he realized.

He said, "You're talking about Sun Jiye's matter. Let me start by saying that early this morning, the criminal investigation squad of the Ministry of Public Security in East River Province received a report from the Shiye Group's East River Province branch. They reported that the general manager of the Shiye Group Intercontinental Hotel in Wulan City, Sun Jiye, poisoned himself last night. Moreover, it was a case of three members of the same family dying at the same time. Additionally, the hotel provided clues stating that due to an issue with a wedding banquet yesterday, you argued with Sun Jiye. His dismissal was also related to you. Chief Cao Zhongyi is taking this case very seriously and asked Wan Tao and me to come here to gather more information, that's pretty much it."

"I will report to you first about what happened yesterday,"

Chen Fang explained the details of the incident.

Thoroughly.

After listening,

Li Li also furrowed his brows.

He said, "So, his dismissal is indeed related to you?"

"Yes, I admit that, but I don't think his suicide is directly connected to me. Sun Jiye didn't seem like someone that fragile. More importantly, just losing a job is no reason to also cause the death of one's wife and child. There definitely is a problem here,"

Chen Fang analyzed.

Li Li nodded.

He said, "What you say makes sense, but the current situation is very unfavorable for you. Even if this matter is actually not related to you, given your special status, as the situation escalates, it will quickly be twisted into an issue of a government official driving ordinary citizens to death, and by then, it will become uncontrollable. The provincial authorities are also considering this, hence the need to temporarily impose coercive measures on you."

"No way, I'm getting married tomorrow. If you take coercive measures against me now, what about my wedding banquet?"

Chen Fang asked.

Li Li looked troubled.

He said, "Comrade Chen Fang, you understand the stakes better than I do. Taking coercive measures against you is also a necessary action by the authorities to manage public opinion. Please cooperate with my work."

Who could have imagined.

The situation would develop to this point.

Being a governmental figure,

Chen Fang certainly understood the necessity and urgency of the decision made by the higher-ups.

After all, once public opinion flared up, the authorities also had to be accountable to the public and the media.

But the timing was very special.

From this afternoon until evening, guests attending the wedding banquet would gradually arrive.

Not being able to attend his own wedding.

Wouldn't that be a huge joke?

Moreover, such a situation would be a tremendous blow to Zhong Xiqian.

Just as the two were at a deadlock,

At the entrance of a teahouse in Jianing City, the capital,

A middle-aged man wearing a POLO shirt appeared.

He looked around, seeing no one, and then knocked on the door in front of him.

With a creak,

The door opened.

It revealed a young face.

It was none other than Hou Zhan.

"Chief Cao, you've arrived?"

Hou Zhan respectfully called out.

This middle-aged man was none other than the Deputy Director of the East River Province Public Security Bureau and Chief of the Criminal Investigation Squad, Cao Zhongyi.

Cao Zhongyi nodded and asked, "Where's Secretary Hou?"

"Oh, my dad is inside. Chief Cao, please come in,"

Hou Zhan gestured invitingly.

Cao Zhongyi stepped in with long strides.

Inside the room,

Another man in a shirt was present.

It was Hou Yuanshu, the Communist Party Secretary and President of Jianing Forestry University.

"Old Cao, you've arrived. Come, come, take a seat,"

Hou Yuanshu eagerly greeted Cao Zhongyi upon seeing him.

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